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Danelectro Cool Cats: Metal, Distortion and Vibe Pedals
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:34 pm
by FenderGuy53
Regarding the new Danelectro Cool Cat pedals, we now know the following "alleged" derivative circuitry:
Drive (CO-1) > Fulltone OCD
Transparent Overdrive (CTO-1) > Paul Cochrane Timmy
Fuzz (CF-1) > Frantone Peachfuzz
Does anyone care to hazard a guess at whose circuit design was "borrowed" for the Metal (CM-1), Distortion (CD-1) or Vibe (CV-1) pedals?
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 6:14 pm
by Reece
does it really matter?
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:06 pm
by Haze
agreed, they're good pedals either way
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:34 pm
by benecol
I think it matters - isn't the trem a clone of something or other? Mike knows...
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 8:25 pm
by FenderGuy53
If it's a clone, it will provide insights into how it sounds. Plus, it may become a collector's item and be worth more money someday.
Yes, they ARE good pedals, anyway. I have the Drive, Transparent Overdrive and Fuzz and really like each of them.
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 8:40 pm
by Will
The vibe is a uni-vibe, except with an LED instead of an incandescent lamp.
Don't know about the others.
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 9:54 pm
by FenderGuy53
DuoSonicBoy wrote:The vibe is a uni-vibe, except with an LED instead of an incandescent lamp.
Really? I saw a photo of a Cool Cat Vibe with a bulb on DIYStompboxes:
CV-1 Vibe Circuit Board
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:49 am
by Will
It still looks like an LED to me - I see a cathode and anode rather then a filament.
It's just a rehouse of the Chicken Salad Vibe, which also used an LED
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:33 am
by Mages
I took apart my chicken salad before. it's definitely not a big metal box like that around the LED. it's like a tiny little photocoupler thing.
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 12:15 pm
by Doog
benecol wrote:I think it matters - isn't the trem a clone of something or other? Mike knows...
I believe it's a Tremulator.
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 12:58 pm
by benecol
Have just had a trawl around the forum, and indeed Doog is right; it's a Tremulator homage. There's a nice demo on page two of the effects page. That I should have posted a link to...